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Big Miracle

2012 · 107 min

A heartwarming, family-friendly drama that balances tension and humor as it depicts a community coming together to rescue trapped whales.

Directed by
Ken Kwapis
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Romance
Tagline
A family of whales trapped beneath the ice. One unforgettable rescue.
Overview
A small-town news reporter and a Greenpeace volunteer enlist the help of rival superpowers to save three majestic gray whales trapped under the ice of the Arctic Circle.

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Directed by
Ken Kwapis
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Romance
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • politics
  • media
Places
  • small town
  • wilderness
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
adventure, drama, romance, fantasy
Directed by
Ken Kwapis
Written by
Jack Amiel, Michael Begler
Starring
Drew Barrymore, John Krasinski, Kristen Bell, Vinessa Shaw, Dermot Mulroney, Ted Danson, Kathy Baker, Tim Blake Nelson
Music
Cliff Eidelman
Cinematography
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Runtime
107 min
Country
Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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